It only takes a few hours for a fresh rotisserie chicken to go from warm under the warming lamp to ice cold in the refrigerator. How long it takes for it to go from cold to spoiled is another question entirely. While storing your leftover chicken in the fridge will slow down the bacteria colony that’s trying to establish itself in your cooler it won’t prevent it from becoming a science experiment tomorrow. Once your rotisserie chicken is in the fridge you have three or four days to eat it before the time runs out.
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How long can you keep a Costco rotisserie chicken in the fridge?
There are some caveats of course. First it’s crucial that you refrigerate the chicken within two hours of it coming to room temperature. Second you need to make sure your refrigerator is no warmer than 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Third there’s no leeway when it comes to time. Or more to the point if you’re planning on trying some of those brown sugar chicken salad sandwiches you’ve been reading about or a homemade chicken soup do it before the chicken goes bad.
If you don't eat the bird within three or four days freeze it or throw it away. If you put it in the freezer make sure you use it up within four months. If you eat anything after that it looks like freezer-burned shoe leather.
It’s not just rotisserie chicken that needs to follow these rules. All cooked chicken has a shelf life of three to four days in the refrigerator including grilled and poached chicken recipes. With that in mind the information that follows is solid regardless of the type of cooked chicken you’re putting on ice.
